diff --git a/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/factory/column.ts b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/factory/column.ts
index 2cc0d6e3cf..0758ee27d3 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/factory/column.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/factory/column.ts
@@ -9,35 +9,37 @@ import Project from '../../../src/lib/models/Project';
 import View from '../../../src/lib/models/View';
 import { isSqlite } from '../init/db';
 
-const defaultColumns = function(context) {
+const defaultColumns = function (context) {
   return [
-  {
-    column_name: 'id',
-    title: 'Id',
-    uidt: 'ID',
-  },
-  {
-    column_name: 'title',
-    title: 'Title',
-    uidt: 'SingleLineText',
-  },
-  {
-    cdf: 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
-    column_name: 'created_at',
-    title: 'CreatedAt',
-    dtxp: '',
-    dtxs: '',
-    uidt: 'DateTime',
-  },
-  {
-    cdf: isSqlite(context) ? 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP': 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
-    column_name: 'updated_at',
-    title: 'UpdatedAt',
-    dtxp: '',
-    dtxs: '',
-    uidt: 'DateTime',
-  },
-]
+    {
+      column_name: 'id',
+      title: 'Id',
+      uidt: 'ID',
+    },
+    {
+      column_name: 'title',
+      title: 'Title',
+      uidt: 'SingleLineText',
+    },
+    {
+      cdf: 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
+      column_name: 'created_at',
+      title: 'CreatedAt',
+      dtxp: '',
+      dtxs: '',
+      uidt: 'DateTime',
+    },
+    {
+      cdf: isSqlite(context)
+        ? 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
+        : 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP',
+      column_name: 'updated_at',
+      title: 'UpdatedAt',
+      dtxp: '',
+      dtxs: '',
+      uidt: 'DateTime',
+    },
+  ];
 };
 
 const createColumn = async (context, table, columnAttr) => {
@@ -152,6 +154,38 @@ const createLookupColumn = async (
   return lookupColumn;
 };
 
+const createQrCodeColumn = async (
+  context,
+  {
+    title,
+    table,
+    referencedQrValueTableColumnTitle,
+  }: {
+    title: string;
+    table: Model;
+    referencedQrValueTableColumnTitle: string;
+  }
+) => {
+  const referencedQrValueTableColumnId = await table
+    .getColumns()
+    .then(
+      (cols) =>
+        cols.find(
+          (column) => column.title == referencedQrValueTableColumnTitle
+        )['id']
+    );
+
+  const qrCodeColumn = await createColumn(context, table, {
+    title: title,
+    uidt: UITypes.QrCode,
+    // TODO: check - table_name needed?
+    table_name: table.table_name,
+    column_name: title,
+    fk_qr_value_column_id: referencedQrValueTableColumnId,
+  });
+  return qrCodeColumn;
+};
+
 const createLtarColumn = async (
   context,
   {
@@ -178,26 +212,30 @@ const createLtarColumn = async (
   return ltarColumn;
 };
 
-const updateViewColumn = async (context, {view, column, attr}: {column: Column, view: View, attr: any}) => {
+const updateViewColumn = async (
+  context,
+  { view, column, attr }: { column: Column; view: View; attr: any }
+) => {
   const res = await request(context.app)
-  .patch(`/api/v1/db/meta/views/${view.id}/columns/${column.id}`)
-  .set('xc-auth', context.token)
-  .send({
-    ...attr,
-  });
+    .patch(`/api/v1/db/meta/views/${view.id}/columns/${column.id}`)
+    .set('xc-auth', context.token)
+    .send({
+      ...attr,
+    });
 
-  const updatedColumn: FormViewColumn | GridViewColumn | GalleryViewColumn = (await view.getColumns()).find(
-    (column) => column.id === column.id
-  )!;
+  const updatedColumn: FormViewColumn | GridViewColumn | GalleryViewColumn = (
+    await view.getColumns()
+  ).find((column) => column.id === column.id)!;
 
   return updatedColumn;
-}
+};
 
 export {
   defaultColumns,
   createColumn,
+  createQrCodeColumn,
   createRollupColumn,
   createLookupColumn,
   createLtarColumn,
-  updateViewColumn
+  updateViewColumn,
 };
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/index.test.ts b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/index.test.ts
index 2944f6395a..ad53ef5b0c 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/index.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'mocha';
 import authTests from './tests/auth.test';
 import projectTests from './tests/project.test';
+import columnTypeSpecificTests from './tests/columnTypeSpecific.test';
 import tableTests from './tests/table.test';
 import tableRowTests from './tests/tableRow.test';
 import viewRowTests from './tests/viewRow.test';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ function restTests() {
   tableTests();
   tableRowTests();
   viewRowTests();
+  columnTypeSpecificTests();
 }
 
 export default function () {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/tests/columnTypeSpecific.test.ts b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/tests/columnTypeSpecific.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7af0a882ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nocodb/tests/unit/rest/tests/columnTypeSpecific.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import 'mocha';
+import init from '../../init';
+import { createProject, createSakilaProject } from '../../factory/project';
+import request from 'supertest';
+import { ColumnType, UITypes } from 'nocodb-sdk';
+import { createQrCodeColumn, createColumn } from '../../factory/column';
+import { createTable, getTable } from '../../factory/table';
+import Model from '../../../../src/lib/models/Model';
+import Project from '../../../../src/lib/models/Project';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import Column from '../../../../src/lib/models/Column';
+import { table } from 'console';
+import { title } from 'process';
+
+function columnTypeSpecificTests() {
+  let context;
+  let project: Project;
+  let sakilaProject: Project;
+  let customerTable: Model;
+  let qrValueReferenceColumn: Column; 
+
+  const qrValueReferenceColumnTitle = 'Qr Value Column';
+  const qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle = 'Qr Code Column';
+
+  beforeEach(async function () {
+    context = await init();
+
+    sakilaProject = await createSakilaProject(context);
+    project = await createProject(context);
+
+    customerTable = await getTable({
+      project: sakilaProject,
+      name: 'customer',
+    });
+
+    qrValueReferenceColumn = await createColumn(context, customerTable, {
+      title: qrValueReferenceColumnTitle,
+      uidt: UITypes.SingleLineText,
+      table_name: customerTable.table_name,
+      column_name: title,
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Qr Code Column', () => {
+    describe('adding a QR code column which references the column ', async () => {
+      beforeEach(async function () {
+        await createQrCodeColumn(context, {
+          title: qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle,
+          table: customerTable,
+          referencedQrValueTableColumnTitle: qrValueReferenceColumnTitle,
+        });
+      });
+      it('delivers the same cell values as the referenced column', async () => {
+        const resp = await request(context.app)
+          .get(`/api/v1/db/data/noco/${sakilaProject.id}/${customerTable.id}`)
+          .set('xc-auth', context.token)
+          .expect(200);
+        expect(resp.body.list[0][qrValueReferenceColumnTitle]).to.eql(
+          resp.body.list[0][qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle]
+        );
+        expect(resp.body.list.map((row) => row[qrValueReferenceColumnTitle])).to.eql(
+          resp.body.list.map((row) => row[qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle])
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('gets deleted if the referenced column gets deleted', async () => {
+        // delete referenced value column
+        const columnsBeforeReferencedColumnDeleted =
+          await customerTable.getColumns();
+
+        expect(
+          columnsBeforeReferencedColumnDeleted.some(
+            (col) => col['title'] === qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle
+          )
+        ).to.eq(true);
+
+        const response = await request(context.app)
+          .delete(`/api/v1/db/meta/columns/${qrValueReferenceColumn.id}`)
+          .set('xc-auth', context.token)
+          .send({});
+
+        const columnsAfterReferencedColumnDeleted =
+          await customerTable.getColumns();
+        expect(
+          columnsAfterReferencedColumnDeleted.some(
+            (col) => col['title'] === qrCodeReferenceColumnTitle
+          )
+        ).to.eq(false);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export default function () {
+  describe('Column types specific behavior', columnTypeSpecificTests);
+}